SOTD: "Hit Me Up" - Sean Bones

Really digging this new track from Sean Bones. If you like the sound of this one, you can stream and download it HERE.

Sean Bones: Hit Me Up on Nowness.com.

Subway Shuffle: 9/20/10

SUBWAY SHUFFLE 9/20/10

Track #1: City & Colour: "Sleeping Sickness"
Track #2: Sean Bones: "Sugar In My Spoon"
Track #3: Pearl Jam: "Footsteps"
Track #4: Justin Townes Earle: "Midnight At The Movies"
Track #5: Phoenix: "Girlfriend"

A bit all over the place with this mix but some great songs in here (and a few you might not know).......

"Sleeping Sickness" - The first time I saw City & Colour was actually by accident, I caught him (Dallas Green) opening for Tegan & Sara at Terminal 5 and he caught my ear. This is one of my favorite songs off the album "Bring Me Your Love" and also features Gordon Downie of The Tragically Hip.


"Sugar In My Spoon" - I don't even know where I first heard Sean Bones but I really dig his album "Rings". This song is a lot of fun, great summer/drinking tune.


"Footsteps" - Easily one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs. Even though it's considered a rarity, I've been lucky enough to catch it a handful of times in concert. Intense lyrically and musically.


"Midnight at the Movies" - I discovered Justin Townes Earle about a year ago and have been listening ever since. He just finished a great Daytrotter session and this is without a doubt one of my favorite songs by him (found this cool live version).


"Girlfriend" - One of many great songs off the Phoenix album, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix". If you don't have this album, definitely pick it up..... really good from start to finish.

Alright everybody, have a great night.

Wah Do Dem: Sean Bones & Norah Jones

I want to check this out. Love Sean Bones' album "Rings", great summer tunes.

Wah Do Dem from sam fleischner on Vimeo.

25 Songs From 2009 (Part III)

Half way through the week and about half way through the list, here's the next five....

"When The Night Comes" - Dan Auerbach (from the album "Keep It Hid")

When the night comes
And you lay your weary head to rest
No more trials no tests




"Unthought Known" - Pearl Jam (from the album "Backspacer")

Dream the dreams of other men,... You’ll be no ones rival,...
Dream the dreams of others then,... You will be no ones rival,...
You will be no ones rival,...




"Turn Them" - Sean Bones (from the album "Rings")

You should be safe.....
Just let it be good for you.




"Love Again for the First Time" - Julian Velard (from the album "The Planeteer")

Walking out on the street there was someone that i meet,
just another end in the road.
Back and fourth.




"Death By Dust" - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (from the album "Summer of Fear")

CMJ Festival '09 Schedule

The '09 schedule for the CMJ Festival in NYC has been announced and there's some great shows lined up. I went to a few venues last year and saw Chris Batten & The Woods, Lykke Li, The Friendly Fires, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, etc. You can check out the entire schedule HERE. Some of the shows I'd be interested in this year include:

Jess King 10/20 (7pm-8pm) @ Village Underground

Sean Bones 10/20 (10pm-11pm) @ Glasslands

The Antlers 10/20 (10:15pm-11pm) @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Evan Dando 10/21 (11pm-12am) @ Pianos

U-God (of the Wu-Tang Clan) 10/21 (12:20am-1am) @ Southpaw

The Antlers 10/22 (10pm-10:40pm) @ The Delancey

Deer Tick 10/22 (11:30pm-12:10am) @ Bowery Ballroom

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson 10/23 (9pm-10pm) @ Le Poisson Rouge

Chris Batten & The Woods 10/23 (11:30pm-12:30am) @ Maxwell's

Sean Bones 10/23 (1am-2am) @ Mercury Lounge

Sean Bones & Kuroma @ Glasslands 7/22/09

On Wednesday night, I went over to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to check out Sean Bones' record release party for his new album "Rings". I've been wanting to check Sean's set out for a while now and I have some friends that work in Kuroma's camp so I was pretty excited to attend this event.

I've read quite a bit about Glasslands in the past but this was my first trip to the venue. You really have to know where you're going because you'd pretty much walk right by the place if there weren't a few people gathered outside. Glasslands is located all the way by the water and doesn't have much signage, if any at all. I do love checking out various spaces and it was pretty cool to be able to walk in, get a stamp and just roam around the room (a nice change from hard tickets, scanners, ushers, security, etc.).

The venue is pretty small with a bar immediately to the right when you walk in and then steps down to the main floor with a small stage just a few feet off the ground. You can get as close as you want but there are very few bad seats in the house. There's a balcony upstairs that faces the stage but I didn't make it up there. The whole room just has an intimate feel, like you're hanging out at a bar with a bunch of friends and there happens to be a stage wedged in the corner.

After saying hello to a couple people, I grabbed a beer and settled in the far corner of the club to watch Kuroma's set. This was my first time checking them out so I got a good spot up close. If you haven't heard of them yet, the lead singer Hank Sullivant is an former member of The Whigs and also played in MGMT's touring band. I'm not sure if there are sometimes more members on stage, but this night was only Hank backed by another guy using some sort of sampler/computer with backing beats that Hank sang over.



Hank is an energetic performer, he was dancing around, swinging his arms, etc..... really getting into it on stage. They played a pretty short set but the highlight for me was the first song, which I believe is called "Alexander Martin". You can listen to that track and others on their site HERE. The version on the site isn't as good as it is live (there was a heavy bass beat that I really liked) but you get the idea. The crowd was receptive and I look forward to seeing them again when they can play more of their material.

In between sets, I saw Sean standing down by the merchandise stand speaking with some people. I waited until he was finished and went up and introduced myself and just said how much I enjoyed the album. I told him how I've been trying to get his stuff out to anyone who will listen and how I've been playing "Easy Street" for a lot people. He was a cool guy, really personable so it was nice to just say congrats on the album and I went on my way.



Sean took the stage shortly after that with what he called the "Sean Bones Big Band". He was joined by bass, drums, percussion, keyboard, sax, trumpet and two backing singers...... a full crew for the tiny stage. The band played about 7 or 8 songs I'd guess off the new album "Rings" and it seemed like the crowd really dug the tunes. I thought the inclusion of all the various instruments really added to the songs in a live setting. I had listened to the whole album last week during the free online preview but I was only familiar by name with "Easy Street" and "Sugar In My Spoon" (videos below). The song that really stood out to me during the performance was one called "Instigator" that the band played mid-set, great song and really highlighted the horns. I really enjoyed the whole night, strong performance, cool space, good crowd, it was a lot of fun.



I picked up the cd at the show and I've been listening to it all day, "Rings" is a really solid album from start to finish. It ends with a cool song called "Turn Them" with guest vocals by Norah Jones. This is one of the better albums I've heard this year, definitely go pick it up. Sean's site is HERE, you can find out more info, listen to tracks, see tour dates, etc.




Two videos from the show (sorry they're so dark, there wasn't much lighting but enjoy the audio):

EASY STREET




SUGAR IN MY SPOON

Sean Bones: "Rings" Preview

I know I wrote a bit about Sean Bones earlier in the week but last night I found a preview of his upcoming album "Rings" on Spinner.com which you can check out HERE. Give it a listen, fun album!

Sean Bones & Stereogum: "Dancehall" Video

About a month ago I was searching for some new music when I stumbled upon Sean Bones. I've been trying to find/download anything I could but his album will be out next Tuesday, so we won't have to wait much longer. Stereogum has the video premiere for Sean's song "Dancehall", which you can find HERE.

Also, check out his myspace page HERE. I love the song, "Easy Street".... I put it on a Memorial Day Mix and people at the party were really into it. I think it could become a nice summer anthem. Also according to the page, it looks like Sean will be playing some shows here in NYC, Philadelphia, DC and Massachusetts. Get out and check him out if you get the chance!